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  • Biden Is Ending The Covid-19 Emergency In May. What Does That Mean?

    President Joe Biden announced he will be ending the two COVID-19 national emergency declarations on May 11th. Here’s what will happen next.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 31, 2023
  • Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s Trump Investigation Is Heating Up [Updated]

    Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s Trump Investigation Is Heating Up [Updated]

    Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is presenting evidence against Donald Trump to the grand jury. Will this spell the end for the former-NYC big shot?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 30, 2023
  • Third World Press, The Oldest Black Publisher, Was Nearly Destroyed. Can They Rebuild?

    Third World Press, the oldest independent Black-owned publisher, sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, but donations might just save it.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 27, 2023
  • Black Communities Have a Water Crisis, So Why Do White Communities Get More Funding?

    Black communities are in desperate need of water infrastructure funding, but a recent study found that they’re less likely to get support.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 27, 2023
  • College Board Says That DeSantis’ Outburst Didn’t Change AP African American Studies

    False alarm? The College Board said that the new changes to its African American AP studies course had nothing to do with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 27, 2023
  • Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee Fight To Ensure Abortion Access

    Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee Fight To Ensure Abortion Access

    Rep. Pressley: “It’s long been time for us to repeal Hyde because it’s racist and discriminatory and denies access to… abortion care for our most vulnerable.”

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 26, 2023
  • Did Biden Just Make it Easier for Black Americans To Pay Off Old Student Debt?

    Black Americans are drowning in student debt. Could a new retirement law help us pay for retirements while taking care of our student loans?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 25, 2023
  • Officials Are Cracking Down On Classified Records. Could Obama Get Dragged Into It? [UPDATED]

    Officials Are Cracking Down On Classified Records. Could Obama Get Dragged Into It? [UPDATED]

    Biden is embroiled in a scandal over classified documents from the Obama administration. But could this cause problems for Barack Obama?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 24, 2023
  • Black and Caribbean Twitter United To Gate Keep Oxtail, And We’re Living For It

    Black and Caribbean Twitter United To Gate Keep Oxtail, And We’re Living For It

    The good folks over at Black and Caribbean Twitter have been working over time to convince white people not to eat Oxtail. Is it working?

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 24, 2023
  • Maya Rudolph is the New Face of M&Ms. You’ll Never Believe How We Got Here

    Maya Rudolph is the New Face of M&Ms. You’ll Never Believe How We Got Here

    Conservatives wanted to make the green M&M sexier. To bring peace back to candy marketing, M&M has chosen Maya Rudolph as the brand’s new face.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    January 24, 2023
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